Douglas Scott J, Levine Joel D
Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road., Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada.
Curr Biol. 2006 Jun 6;16(11):R405-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.013.
Behavioral and developmental sexual dimorphism in fruitflies is related to male-specific expression of protein isoforms encoded by the fruitless gene. A recent study shows that the wide-scale effects of fruitless are associated with differential functions of individual protein isoforms.
果蝇的行为和发育性二态性与无果基因编码的蛋白质异构体的雄性特异性表达有关。最近的一项研究表明,无果基因的广泛影响与单个蛋白质异构体的不同功能相关。